Shoe-shining device



E. M. JOHN ET AL SHOE SHINING DEVICE Filed March 17 1924 gvwentou 1f. M John M vwcs s as designed.

Patented July 28, 1925.

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- Aiiplication' iiled March 17,11924," sas1m..99,9o2.-1 i i To all who-m it'onayvc'oncern: V

Be-it known, that:we;-.ED.wARoM JOHNv and FRANK P.,- MoINETnficitizens of the UnitedStates, residing at Canton, Pin the countyof Stark-andState of Ohio, have invented certain new and 1 useful Improve-v ments inShoe-Shini'ng Devices, of yWhlCll thelfollowingis a;specification. 1 a -4 'Theap resent invention. relatesito a shoe shining-device and hasforgits principal ,objectto provide a 'cl.e'viceof this nature which may be utilized in reciprocating a brush or rotatingabrush;

An important objectlof the invention is to provide a simple and. "efficient construction which is compact, comparatively inex= pensive to manufacture, durable, strong,,and well'adapted tothe purpose forwhichit is ;V itl1 the above and? numerous ,other ob,- jects: in view as will appear asgthe' description progresses, the invention fresidef's-in certain' .IlQVel; features of construction,; and in the; combination and arrangement of parts as will Y be hereinafter; morefully described and claimed. ,1 i Inthe drawifng: i Y fjF'gure 1 is a longitudinal section" taken throughfthe device'- embodying our i'nVen 7 1F-igu re12 is a: Y fragmentary longitudinal section illu'strating a'central portion of the device; said? section being taken s'u'bstan} tif'ally-ati right angles to? that shownin Figure 1, I :ril'f Fi'gures- 3 land: 4 .gareelevations of "the brushes used withthedevice}i i Referring to the drawing in detail it will be"seen that the'fbody' is provided with an intermediately disposed slot5. terminating at one end in a cylindrical horse and at its other end in a cylindrical bore? The bore 6 is substantially larger than the bore 7. A shaft 8 extends transversely through the body A and intermediately through the slot .5. A cam 9 is keyed to this shaft 8 and I rotatable in the slot 5. A housing 10 is built about the intermediate portion of the body A and is provided with an opening 11 so that a flexible shaft may be inserted therethrough into engagement with an end of the shaft 8 for rotation thereof and operation of the cam 9. A rod 12 is constructed at one end with an enlargement or head 13 from which extends-the projection 14 disposed in the slot 5 to be engaged by the cam ,7 A- bushing mounted the end er the bore 6 so that; the rod 12 may recipro= cate ther'ethrough. A spring "17 of theheliis dis'posed about the. rod 12 and impinges against the bushingi16 and one end of-the head or enlargement 13 so asto nor mally hold the head or enlargement"13 in abutment withthe shoulder or end ;17 of the bore .6."- The exterior) end of-,the.1'od .12 is bifurcated so astoprovide' a slot 19 having notches 2O thereinlsothat either of the brushes shown in Figure'sf3' and 4: may be engaged therewith. These brushes are provided with sleeves 21 havingpins 22.extend-' ing transversely thereof. .These sleeves may bepositioned over the exposed end of the rod 12 and the pins passing into the slot 19 will be engagedyi'n the notches 20. The brush B shown in'Figure 3 is of therotary type ,while' the brush G shown inFigure L4: is fofthe reciprocato'rytypei v p i Uponrotationfof'th'e shaft 8 when connect-ed' with the usual' fiexible shafting'r such as -is in common use; the foam 9 Wil'lg'bQ actuated so as toreciprofcate therod "12;

that is, the camwillmoveit to thefleft in F i-gurel and thespringl? will move it to theiiright "thereby -'reciprocating brush C Y when attached as previously indicated. A shaft j23 ext'ends into thebore '7 and is attached to the body by means of a pin 24- I v for many other suitable manner A,handle in the formwof a sleeve 25 is disposed over the shaft. so that the shaftumay be; rotated therein -"beingmounted by means of ball bearings" 26 and-127i The ball bearings; 26 '7 and 27 and the handle 25 are 'he1d,ini proper relation to eachj other on thefshaft23 by means of; a-nut -29 threaded on. the shaftj so as to bear against the ball bearings 26 and ;'through the band-leto hold the ballbearin'g' -27 in engagement with the body The end 30 of the shaft 23 which extends beyond the nut 29 is adapted to be engaged with a flexible shaft so that the shaft 23 may be rotated thereby rotating the body A and.

the'rod 12, it being noted that the rod 12 i will rotate with the body because ofthe projection 14 fitting in the slot 5.

When the reciprocating brush B is to be used it is of course desirable that the handle 25 be keyed to the shaft 23 and in order to accomplish-this said shaft 23 is provided with an opening 81 and the sleeve is provided with a pin 32slidable therethrough for engagement with the opening 31. This pin 32 is provided with a head 33 from which extends a projection 3a which when engaged with the exterior of the handle 25 holds the pin 32 out of engagement with the shaft 23 and its opening 31 as is shown to advantage in Figure 1. The handle, however, isprovided with an opening 35 for receiving this pin 34: in order that the pin 32 may penetrate into the opening 31 as is shown'to advantage in Figure 2 thereby fixing the handl'erto the shaft 23.

It is thought that the construction and operation of this device should now be 7 we claim as new is:

1. A brushing apparatus of theclass de scribed including a body, a reciprocatory I rod mounted in the body, a shaft extended transversely of the body, a cam on said shaft engageable with said rod for moving the same, a spring associated withthe rod for holding the same in engagement with the cam, a handle including a supporting shaft secu red to said body, a hand grip rotatably mounted on the supporting shaft and means for selectively keying-the grip immovably on; said supporting shaft.

2.- A brushing apparatus of the class described including a body provided with an intermediately disposed slot, a bore at one end of the slot, a second bore at theother end of the slot, a shaft extended through the intermediate portion of the body and through the slot provided therein, and a cam fixed to the shaft for movement in the slot, a rod mounted to reciprocate within the first bore, a projection extended from the rod to the slot, a spring associated with the rod to hold the projection in abutment with the cam whereby uponrotation of the cam the rod will be reciprocated, a handle situated in the second bore and fixed to the Witnesses including a supporting shaft having one end body, a hand grip rotatably mounted on the supporting shaft, said supporting shaft and said hand grip provided with registerable openings, and a pin insertable through the openings for selectively keying the grip immovably to said supporting shaft.

3. A brushing apparatus of the class described including a body, a reciprocatory rod mounted in the body, a shaft extended transversely of the body, a cam on said shaft engageable with said rod for movin the same, a spring associated with the rod for holding the same in engagementwith the cam, a handle including a supporting shaft secured to said body, a hand grip re tatably mounted on the supporting shaft,

said hand grip and said shaft provided with registerable openings, and a pin insertable' through said openings for selectively keying the grip immo-vably to said supporting shaft V 1 4:. A brushing apparatus of the class described including a body, a reciprocatory rod mounted in the body, a shaft extended transversely of the body, a cam on said shaft enga eable with said rod for moving the same, a spring associated with the rod for holding the same in engagement with the cam, a handle including a supporting shaft secured to said body, a hand grip rotatably mounted on the supporting shaft, said supporting shaft and said hand gripjprovided with registerable openings, a pin insertable into said openings for selectively keying the grip immovably to said supporting shaft, a head provided on the'e'nd of the pin, a second pin provided on the head, and said handle grip provided with asecond opening for receiving the second pin whereby when said second pin is in thesecond'open-ing the first pin isinsertable through the open-- ingof the supporting shaft and When not in said second opening the first pin is not in the opening of the supporting shaft. In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

' EDWARD M. JOHN. 7

FRANK P. MOINETT.

ED ARDS, G; T. CLARK. 

